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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1939
Page
5
The Woman's Club hosts a card party at the Yacht Club on Wednesday afternoon December 27 at 3 p m. Mrs Cone leads the Ways and Means committee as chair. Fee is 25 cents per player.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hill entertained Thursday at their Lake Jem home with a planned evening of games. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. F Marion Whaley, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMurray, and several young ladies and gentlemen.
Miss Mary Louise Rehbaum entertained Saturday night and Sunday with a casual beach party. Neighbors and friends joined in for music, refreshments, and relaxed seaside fun.
At the Rehbaum beach home Daan Beach a party chaperoned by Mrs Alfred Rehbaum joined by Miss Rehbaum and Miss Martha Fenn, Miss Edith Cookinham, Lee French, Lem Downs, and Leon Cheek. They were later joined by Mr and Mrs Allen Hill, Miss Betty Ogle, Miss Pi Champ, Sam Swiger, and Cy Kramer.
A good turnout greeted the Monday Afternoon Social Club with attendees enjoying a fine time. Mrs Frank e won the contract prize, Miss Edna Dennis won at auction, and Mrs A J Camp took the five hundred prize. No meeting next week due to Christmas Day. The first meeting for 1940 will be Monday afternoon January 1 with Miss Jeannette Babcock and Miss Gettys as hostesses. Playing starts at 2 15 and all are invited.
The Triangle Sub-Deb Club hosts its annual Holiday Dance at Lake County Country Club on December 28. Music by Tussey Brannon and his band. Sponsored by Mount Dora Lions Club for underprivileged child fund. Proceeds benefit the Lions. Tickets available at Mount Dora Pharmacy or Chamber of Commerce.
The Mount Dora Tourist Dance Club hosts a Christmas dance in the Community Building at 8 o clock Saturday evening December 23rd. Mount Sorens and visitors are invited to enjoy square and modern dances to peppy music. Many new dancers attended last Saturday and will return with friends for the Christmas dance. Come and have a jolly evening. You are welcome.
The King's Daughters met with Mrs. George Coffin and 31 members to review toys for Christmas baskets. Toys from Kiwanis will boost supplies to aid every child in East Town families, with food baskets also planned and increased cash for provisions.
In Jacksonville a cash contribution for provisions to the Children’s Home Society was noted. During the devotional service preceding the business meeting, John and Emily Coffin presented a Bible marking the birth of Jesus and Emily sang Silent Night with John on the accompaniment. Mrs. George Coffin led serving refreshments with Mrs. H Overhiser and Mrs. George Keller, featuring ice cream and cupcakes each decorated for Christmas.
The notice lists numerous seasonal guests and residents in Rockport and nearby towns, staying at local hotels and inns for the winter. It names Nellie Sap, C E Bonner, Rufus S Webb, A S Dyer, Margaret Etchells, Harriet Hubbell, Margaret Graves, Jesse W Dooley, Jane McCarty, E C Leipprandt, J W Leipprandt, Frank W Pohlman, Ruth Loveless, Frank Turner, W S Udall, J H Elder, Anita P Kemp, Betty Celia Goethe Kemeys, W J Dillon, Esther Dillon, A C Jenney, Fred W Wentworth, Mary D Lyon, George B Sylvester, O E Joes, Talley family, Stewart Robert, Lida Rech, and Paul Shepherd among others, with affiliations to Boston, Detroit, Portland, Tampa, and other places.
Miss Marjorie Silver of Wooster Ohio visits extended family including her sister in law Ada Silver and brother in law LaMar Silver and his wife at 1110 East Eighth Avenue during a extended stay.
Miss Mary Eee of Montana and her cousin Miss Mary E Sla of Springfield arrive last Thursday and stay with Mrs Dy and Miss Fitch at 207 East Eight.
Boston residents Mrs. Mary S. Hales and daughter Priscilla visit aunt Mrs. Frank E. Bridgman in Mount Dora. From Florida and Ohio, relatives from Lakeland to Steubenville join the area for Christmas, with assorted families staying at local inns and homes.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology student Gaeindey travels home for the holiday season to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Heist, operators of the Golden Triangle Laundry and Dry Cleaners.
Mount Dora Public Library Com reports the novel The City of Gold traces Johannesburg as a lure for adventurers and builders of empires. Cecil Rhoads Barney Barnato Dr Jamieson appear amid Boers resisting intruders. Maria Grafton, daughter of an English farmer and Dutch wife, lingers in memory.
A quirky local column recounts odd events and colorful scenes. A young lady seeks a way to show where the platinum came from, a businessman sports lipstick on his shirt, misplaced love, a lady anxious about her car, a car hitting a sidewalk post, a New Jersey tourist scuffle with a resident, a nighttime blackout, twelve locals at Daytona Beach, and a young man buying two ice cream cones for his dog.
Mr and Mrs S Gould Sadler announce a son born December 18 at Lake County Medical Center Eustis. He is named Frank Orin with grandfathers Orin W Sadler of Mount Dora and Frank Isad of Eustis. Mr and Mrs W T Treadwell Jr announce a son born in Leesburg weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces.
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